By Patrick Wintour and Owen Bowcott in London and Julian Borger in Washington The US has revoked the visa of the international criminal court’s chief prosecutor in response to her intention to investigate potential war crimes by US soldiers in Afghanistan, The Guardian Newspaper has reported. A statement from the[Read More…]
Justice
Ex-Gambian Speaker Gets D1 Million Bail
A former speaker of the Gambia’s National Assembly was Friday granted court bail after pleading not guilty to witness tampering. Fatoumata Jahumpa-Ceesay is accused of interfering with information or witnesses of the country’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC). Prosecutors alleged alleged that the former speaker had with intent to[Read More…]
Ex-Gambian Speaker Arrested For Alleged Witness Tampering
Authorities in the Gambia have arrested and detained a former speaker of the country’s National Assembly. Fatoumata Jahumpa-Ceesay, 61, was reportedly arrested on today (Thursday) shortly after she returned from Dakar,Senegal, where she serving as an ECOWAS election observer in the recently concluded presidential election. No reasons have been given[Read More…]
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